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Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler
Jordon
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Um, Dracula was written based off of the legend called Vampyre, done by John Polidori during Mary Shelley's summary write-athon during the early part of the 1800s. John Polidori used one of Mary Shelley's most numerous books in the mansion to produce Vampyre, the Holy Bible. The main character in Vampyre was modeled after Lord Byron, the first person to ever put Vampires into poems.
Vlad the Impaler on the other hand was known for literally making the streets run red with blood from his favorite method of execution - impaling people (hence the Tepes or Impaler part). His surname just happens to be Dracul (translated as Dracula for us English speaking people).
Although it would be nice if the two bloodiest rulers of the time (Vlad Tepes and Elizabeth Bathory) had been the subject of the vampire mythos, those legends never arose in those regions until the 1700s, several hundred years after their deaths.
If you doubt me, read Bram Stoker's own working notes on how he came about the characters and story for Dracula... And if you doubt those printings, go visit the museum in Pennsylvania that has his original notes for display for you to read for yourself...
Anyways - it helps to know your authors...
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Monday, August 21, 2006 7:45 PM
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What famous monster has an NHL team named after it?
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This is a bit of a stretch but is the answer the New Jersey Devils 
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I would have to agree with you...
I know someone who grew up with the Jersey Devil legend as a local legend in New Jersey...
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Ducks
You may be right
I may be crazy
-- Billy Joel --
Within you lies the power for good, use it!!!
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What on Earth is NHL? Is this an American thing?
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NHL = National Hockey League - the US/Canada professional hockey league
Steve
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How about the Montreal Canadiens?! We all know that canadians are monsters. Go Bruins!
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The Jersey Devil
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Monday, August 21, 2006 9:27 AM
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In 1832, what monster did U.K. representative B.H. Hodson claim to have seen in Nepal?
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The Abominable Snowman a.k.a Yeti
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The Abominable Snowman
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 7:00 PM
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What new product did Apple Computer launch with a $1.5 million commercial during the 1984 Super Bowl?
Jordon
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The MacIntosh personal computer
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The Mac...
(I used to work there...)
Regards,
John McPherson
Regards,
John McPherson
"Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Arthur C. Clark, inventor of the telecommunications satellite
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Macintosh
I recall going to a local computer store and getting "the bomb" while trying to play a very simple supplied game.
(And no, it wasn't Minesweeper!)
Joe
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I still remember the teaser ad in the Wall Street Journal. It had a picture of the carrying case for the Mac with the text (filtered by my memory) "On January 24th Apple Computer will let the cat out of the bag. And the mouse, too."
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Macintosh
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:59 PM
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How many lines of code did the Windows 98 operating system contain?
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18 million lines of code
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:54 PM
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What was the first portable computer?
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